to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
reason; cause; history; origin
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
explosion; rupture; break off
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to throw open; to leave open
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to walk away; to walk off
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be smeared; to be covered
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
saying something many times
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will